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Link En Fuego is a repository of arbitrarily random (and often useful) links that I found on my many web forays. The subject can range from Dada to dabberlocks, Dacron to ducksauceology.

I opened it because I believe that “it [is] worth pursuing every disparate field [of knowledge] precisely because the fields were not disparate, but branches of knowledge intimately connected to one another…”

“game programming is one of the least rewarding exercises for some folks.” Even for kids, who themselves do love to play games, Hackety.org said. I have to digress. Mountain Dew and Dominos pizza are what today’s kids live off of.

On the 50’s anniversary of Helvetica (that was 2 days ago,) I present to you this classic: The Scourge of Arial, written by the great Mark Simonson.

There’s no contest for this shorter episode because I’m still waiting for an answer to Episode 1’s quiz: “Why Mr. Carson garnered a polarizing array of opinions from designers and typographers alike.” You will get tchotchkes mailed to your postal address, but only if your answer is typographically sound.

Now go and formulate your argument.

UPDATE: Today’s new word is Ducksauceology. “Despite any disagreement about what duck sauce is, everyone knows that there’s no duck in it and that you don’t use it on duck.” Nicely written.